Combined motor and traction operated implement.



G. 0. HELVIG & E. DANIQLSQN. COMBINED MOTOR AND TRACTION 023mm) iMPLBMENT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV 25, 1908.

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a LBEnT o. HELVIG AND EDVEN DANIELSON, or DAWSON, MINNEsoTA, AssIG'Nons To THE AUTOMATIC TRACTION IMPLEMENT COMPANY, or MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

-- Application filed November 25, 1908. Serial No. 464,485.

To all whom it may concern:

I Be it known that we, GILBERT Hnnvio vesting of agricultural products,

and EDVEN DANIELSON, citizens of the United States, and residents of Dawson, in the county of Lac qui Parle and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Combined Motor and Traction Operated Implement, of which the following is a full, clear, and concise description.

Our invention relates to the improvement of implements designed to facilitate the harand, while it has characteristics which render it particularly etlective when applied to use in conncction with the operation of binders, the

invention embodies features of novelty adapting 1t to-be advantageously utilized in connection with the operation of various and binding the grain, and in other classes the mechanically operated mechanism serves to dig, gather, convey, assort and sack the vegetables. In order that the functions of the various elements of the mechanically oputilization thereby.

erated mechanisms may be properly exethat the requisite effecshould be supplied for It has been customary heretofore to operate implements of this nature from traction wheel, the motive source being furnished by draft animals. This outed, it is necessary tually active energy method of operation is open to the objection that a great number of animals are required to deliver energy suflicient for operating the mechanism of the implement as well as effecting the transportation of same.

The object of'this invention is to obviate these conditions by providing a separate motive means for operating the mechanism of the implement independent of the draft means, whereby fewer draft animals will be required, and enabling the speed of the mechanism to be varied according to the requirements of. the conditions of the grain.

application of this invention to all secured and braced forms of side out implements eliminates the factor of side draft; and a great advantage is gained by enabling the implement to successfully operate upon wet, soft fields of insufficient consistency for operating a traction wheel which impels the harvesting mechanism. A very similar advantage is likewise gained over any implement depending upon self-contained motive means for transportation by a traction wheel.

The invention also provides means by which the speed of the motor may be varied in accordance with the variations of the conditions of the product being harvested, independent of the speed at which the implement is being drawn by the horses. By this provision, the speed of the motor may be adequately increased when the stand of grain becomes unusually heavy, lodged or tangled. This obviates many of the dithculties encountered by the operator when the Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

mechanism becomes clogged from sudden variations of load.

By means of this invention a crop may be harvested with greater despatch, with the utilization of but one-half the number of horses heretofore necessary, the actual labor exacted upon the horses being similar to that of hauling an idle implement over the field. However, additional means are provided for decreasing the labor of the horses, by which the motor may be caused to impel the traction wheel, during such periods as deemed advisable by the operator, to aid the horses in transporting the implement up hill or over soft ground. This special feature may be also utilized to great advantage for starting the motor, thus sparing the operator from the task of cranking.

In the mechanical construction, we pro vide a design of extreme simplicity, light in weight, and of the highest mechanical efficiency. The motor is detachably mounted upon suitable brackets which are rigidly upon the rear portion of the main frame, thus tending to more uniformly balance the implement upon the traction wheel, thereby reducing the excessive weight upon the horses necks. However, it has been demonstrated that the weight of this attachment is not suflicient to overbalance any implement of standard make now upon the market.

To enable those skilled in the art to which 'forth in the following specification and.

ourinvention apperta-ins to more thoroughly understand the construction, opera-v tion, and supereminent merits thereof a preferred form of construction embodying 'the fundamental principles of our invention as applied to a Deering binder is fully set illustrated in the accompanying drawings; however, the actual scope of the invention is moreparticularly pointed out in the subjoined claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1, is a rear elevation of the improved implement. Fig. 2, is a plain view showing the main frame, pitman shaft, and traction wheel of the implement, together with our complete improve- 5 Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the angular foot, as attached to the main frame of a Mc- Cormick binder. Fig. 8 is a sectional view of a foot of modified construction for attachment .to a Milwaukee binder.

Similar reference-numerals indicate like parts throughout the specification and the several views of the drawings.

The apparatus illustrated comprises .a

reaper and binder operatively equipped with an explosive motor and complete attachments therefor in accordance with the principles of our invention, however, it is not'deemed essential that the complete harvester and binder receive a detailed description herein, the elementary construction shown in Fig. 2 being suflicient to set forth the application of our invention.

Thetraction wheel 1, and driving sprocket 2, are rigidly secured upon a shaft 3, which is rotatively mounted in the main frame.

The main frame comprises the longitudinal "members 4 and 5, and the transverse memhers 6 and 7 to which the said longitudinal members are securely riveted. The draft pole 8.is secured to the forward portion ofthe main frame and provides a means of transportation by horses. The countershaft 9 is transversely mounted in the longitudinal members of the main frame, and carries abevel gear 10 rigidly secured thereto, anda driven sprocket 11 loosely mounted thereon. The spring clutch 12 provides a meanswhereby the sprocket 11 may be positively secured for rotation with the countershaft 9, or released therefrom at the instigation of the operator. The endless chain 13 extends from the driving sprocket 2 to the sprocket 11 and provides operative connection between same, whereby the driven sprocket 11 may be impelled from the driving sprocket 2, or conversely, as the circumstances may require. f

The pitman shaft 14- is longitudinally mounted in the main frame, being journaled in the transverse members 6 and 7 and carries, at its forward end, the pitman' wheel 15, by which the cycle blade is operated. A bevel gear 16, engaging the bevel gear 10, is secured upon said pitman shaft near its rear end, and at its extreme rear portion is mounted the sprockets 17 and 18 combined in a single casting, of which the sprocket 17 impels the endless chain 19, and the sprocket 18 is driven by the chain .20 extending from the motor.

. The motor may be of any approved form, such as electric, steam, explosive, chemical, or heat, as may be desired, the type herein shown being a single cylinder explosive engine which is of light construction, and by reason of its economy of operation, and dependabilitive'ness upon all occasions, is especially well adapted for this purpose, as well as the general utility purposes hereinbefore referred to. This motor comprises the usual members, namely, the cylinder 21, crank shaft 24, crank case 25, and such other parts as are necessary for its operation, the fuel supply reservoir and connections, the mutller, and the igniter system not being illustrated herein. The integral. flanges 26 and 27 extend horizontally from either side of the upper portion of the crank-case 25 and depend upon the brackets 28' and 29 respectively. Each of said brackets comprises an upright member 30, and a concave brace 31 supporting a horizontal rail 32, the lower portion of said bracket terminating in an angular foot 33, I

the vertical memberthereof being pierced and the horizontal member being provided with a slot '34, by which said foot is se ured upon the main frame, at the point of the junction of the members 4 and 6, by meansof the angle-bolt 35. The truss 36 is formed of any suitable material, channel steel being' considered preferable, and is bent at a right angle at its forward end by which it may be secured to the member 4 of the main frame by means of an angle bolt 37, as shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings. However,

the truss may' be joined without said angle and be secured to the main frame by means of a U bolt, if desired. The rear portion of said truss extends along the entire length of the rail 32, being riveted thereto to reinforce same. The configuration of the brackets 28 and 29 provides longitudinal slots 38, 39, 40 and 41, and in the flanges 26 and 27 are provided the slots 42, 43, 44 and 45. a portion of each of which registers with a portion of the said bracket slots respectively, by which the engine is secured upon said brackets by means of the bolts -16, 17, 1S and 49. The said. slots 38, 39, a0 and 41 provide a means for longitudinal adjustment of the motor to bring the driving sprocket 50 of the motor in alinement with the driven sprocket 18on the pitman shaft; and the slots 42, as, 44 and 4:5 provide a means for varying the transverse position of the engine to adjust the tension of the driving chain 20.-

The driving sprocket 0 is mounted upon the forward portion of the crank shaft 24, and is positively secured with the loose element of a friction clutch 51 by means of which the said sprocket 50 may be rotatively engaged or disengaged with the crank shaft entirely within the control of the op orator at all times. The friction clutch 51 may be of any desired form, a very simple construction being sufiicient; and as its principles of operation are well known, no detailed description is necessary herein.

lhe above construction, provides that the clutches 12 and 51 may be engaged to start the motor. When it is apparent to the operator that the motor is in operation, the clutch 12 may be released, the horses continuing to haul the implement over the ground, and the motor impelling the cutting, conveying, and binding mechanism. In event the motor should fail to operate, the clutch 51 may be released, disengaging the motorafrom the mechanism of the implement, and the clutch 12 may then be engaged, thereby driving the mechanism 0 the implement from the traction wheel 1 without loss of time to the implement while the engine is being repaired. However, in case the conditions of the ground render the labor of the horses excessive, the clutch 12 may be engaged while the engine is 1mpelling the mechanism, thus causing the engine to also exert an impelling force upon the traction wheel, thereby rendering substantial aid to the horses.

Levers by which the clutches 12 and 51 are operated, as well as levers by which the speed of themotor may be varied, are arranged to be conveniently manipulated by the operator, but, as devices of this nature are well known, no considered essential herein.

The construction herein set forth has been designed in view of providing a device ap-' plicable to binders of any standard construction.

Fig. 7 shows a method by which the root 33 may be secured upon the angular rear member 52 of the main frame of a McCon mick binder, by means of the angle bolt 35, a block 53 being inserted within the angle of the member 52 to complete a rectangle.

. In Fig. 8, a foot 54 is shown of modified construction, especially adapting it for application to binders having tubular main tending along the description of same is frames. The foot may be likewise modified to the conformity of the main frame of any implement of this class desired.

If desired the details of construction of the bracket may be altered by forming the truss integral with the bracket; the various portions of the bracket may be formed of suitable angle or channel steel and assembled. However, if desired, the entire bracket may be formed of suitable wrought iron pipe or standard structural steel, ex-

longitudinal. members of to a suitable distance in the rear thereof whence it is upwardly turned and extended horizontally forward, thereb providing a support for the motor.

Under certain circumstances it may be found advisable to replace the square-j awed spring clutch 12 by a suitable friction clutch. This allows the operator to apply the motive power to the traction wheel without the sudden shock attending the use of a square-jawed clutch.

It is obvious from the foregoing, that modifications may be effected, within the scope of the appended claims, Without de parting from the true and original purport of this invention, therefore, we do not confine ourselves to the details of construction and application hereinbefore set forth.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is the following:

1. In acombined-motor and traction operated implement, the combination with a main frame, harvesting mechanism mounted thereon, a traction wheel mounted in said main frame, and means for transportation the main frame by horses, of an upwardly and rearwardly extending bracket secured to the rear portion of said main frame, a motor mounted upon tween said motor and the pitman shaft of said mechanism, a clutch controlling said connecting means, an auxiliary shaft connected to said pitman shaft, means connecting said auxiliary shaft to the drive wheel, and a clutch mounted upon said auxiliary shaft and adapted to control said connecting said bracket, connecting means bemeans to the drive wheel, substantially for the-purposes set forth.

2. In a device of the character described, a main frame. a traction wheel connected therewith for supporting thesame, harvesting mechanism mounted upon the main frame, means to operate the harvesting mechanism including a rotatable shaft extending longitudinally of the main frame, a counter-shaft disposed near and to one side of the first named shaft and having a clutch thereQm-driVin'g connecting means between -the'countershaft and the first named shaft,

a motor mounted upon I the main frame and including a crank shaft, said crank shaft .whel'loosely mounted upon the crank shaft and having rigid connection with a co-acting member of the second named clutch, the other co-aeting member of the clutch being splined upon the crankshaft for movement -into and out of engagement with the first named co-actmg member, a second sprocket wheel rigidly mounted upon the first named shaft, a sprocket chain connecting the first and second named sprocket wheels, a third. sprocket-wheel rigidly connected with the traction wheel for rotation therewith, a fourth sprocket wheel rotatably mounted upon the counter shaft and having rigid connection with one co-acting member of the first named clutch, and the other co-acting member of said second named clutch being splined upon the, counter shaft for movement into 'and out of engagement withthe other co-acting clutch member and a sprocket chain connecting the third and fourth sprocket Wheels.

3; In a device ofthe character described, a mainframe, an axle journaled through the main frame nearly intermediate the ends thereof, a traction wheel mounted upon the axle, a draft appliance attached to the forward end of the mainframe, a motor including a driving shaft mounted upon the rear end of the main frame to. counter balance said draft appliance, a clutch on the driving shaft, harvesting mechanism mounted .on.'the main frame, a pitman shaft extending longitudinally of the main frame, a counter-shaft-disposed near the actuating shaft'and having a second clutch thereon, driving connecting means between the shafts, a sprocket wheel rigidly mounted upon said axle, a sprocket wheel rotatably' mounted upon the counter-shaft and having rigid connection with a co-acting member of the second named clutch, the other co -acting member being splined upon the counter shaft for movement into and out-of engagement 'withthe first named co-xacting mem:

ber,. a sprocket chain connecting saidsprocket wheels, a third sprocket wheel rotatably mounted upon the driving shaft and having rigid .eonnection with a eo-acting member ofthe first named clutch, the other eo-acting member of the first named clutch being splined upon the driving shaft for movement into' and. out of engagement with its co-acting member, a palr. of sprocket wheels formed in a 'single casting and mounted upon said actuating shaft, a sprocket chain connecting the third named sprocket wheel and one of the sprocket wheels of said pair, and a sprocket chain forming driving connecting means between the other sprocket wheel of said pair and the harvesting mechanism. Y

4. In a device of the character described, a main frame, a traction wheel connected with the same for supporting it, harvesting mechanism mounted upon the "main frame, a pitman shaft extending longitudinally of the main frame, a counter shaft disposed near the actuating shaft and disposed transversely of the. main frame, said countershaft having a clutch thereon, driving connecting means between the counter shaft and the pitman shaft, a sprocket wheel rigidly connected with the traction wheel for rotation therewith, a sprocket wheel rotatably mounted upon the counter shaft and having rigid connection with a co-acting member of the clutch, the other eo-acting member of the clutch being splined upon the counter shaft for-movement into and out of engagement with its co-acting clutch member, a chain connecting the two sprockets, a pair of sprocket wheels formed in a single casting and rigidly mounted upon the pitm'an shaft,

a sprocket chain connecting one sprocket.

Wheel of said pair with operating parts of the harvesting mechanism, driving connecting means between the cutting implement of the harvesting mechanism and the actuating shaft, amotor mounted upon the main frame and including a driving shaft, a clutch on said driving shaft, a sprocket wheel rotatably mounted on the driving shaft and having rigid connection with a co-acting member of the second named clutch, the other eoacting member of the second named clutch being splined upon-the driving shaft for movement into and out of engagement with its co-aeting member, and a sprocket chain connecting the last named sprocket Wheel and the other sprocket wheel of said pair.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and afli'xed our seals in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this -19th day of November, 1908.

GILBERT o. HELVIG. m1 EDVEN DANIELSON. [11.5.]

Witnesses:

A. W. EWING, Manx OBRIEN. 

